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Arrambide Mine

Past Producer in Fresno county in California, United States with commodity Mercury
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  1. Identification information
  2. Geographic coordinates
  3. Site location context
  4. Geographic areas
  5. Public Land Survey System information
  6. Commodities
  7. Materials information
  8. Alteration
  9. Host and associated rocks
  10. Nearby scientific data
  11. Geologic structures
  12. Ore body information
  13. Economic information about the deposit and operations
  14. Mining district
  15. Ownership information
  16. Production statistics
  17. Workings at the site
  18. Links to other databases
  19. Bibliographic references
  20. General comments
  21. Reporter information

Geologic information

Identification information

Deposit ID 10040635
MRDS ID M055486
Record type Site
Current site name Arrambide Mine
Alternate or previous names Buena Vista 1, And 3, Gabilan, Stevenson, Providential Group, Mercy, Albiero, Little Mercy, Linda Vista, Little Panoche, Mercury Mine, Croxon, Mercey Mine, Arambide Mine, Providential, Aurecoechea.
Related records 10139018

Geographic coordinates

Geographic coordinates: -120.90072, 36.74688 (WGS84)
Elevation 549
Relative position 25 MI SW OF DOS PALOS, 30 MI FROM LOS BANOS

Site location context

Political divisions (FIPS codes)

Fresno(county)

California(state)

United States(country)

North America(continent)

Land(continent)

USGS map quadrangles

Cerro Colorado(quadrangle 1:24,000 scale)

Mendota(quadrangle 1:100,000 scale)

Monterey(quadrangle 1:250,000 scale)

Hydrologic units (watersheds)

Middle San Joaquin-Lower Chowchilla(hydrologic unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic accounting unit)

San Joaquin(hydrologic subregion)

California(hydrologic region)

Geographic areas

Country State County
United States California Fresno

Public Land Survey System information

Meridian Township Range Section Fraction State
Mount Diablo 013S;014S 010E;010E 32,33;05 California

Comments on the location information

  • CLAIM MAP P. 118, AUBURY, LOCATED AT CENTER OF TOWNSHIP

Commodities

Commodity Importance
Mercury Primary

Comments on the commodity information

  • CINNABAR INTIMATELY ASSOCIATED WITH RED FE OXIDE

Materials information

Materials Type of material
Cinnabar Ore
Pyrite Gangue

Alteration

  • (Local) Silicification, Argillic

Host and associated rocks

  • Host or associated Host
    Rock type Sedimentary Rock > Clastic Sedimentary Rock > Sandstone

Nearby scientific data

(1) -120.90072, 36.74688
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Economic information

Geologic structures

Type of structure Local
Structure description Nw Fault

Ore body information

  • General form IRREGULAR
    Strike NE
    Dip SE

Economic information about the deposit and operations

Development status Past Producer
Commodity type Metallic
Deposit size Small
Significant No
Discovery year 1860
Discoverer Mexican Miners
Production years 1908, 1912-1918, 1929-1935, 1937-1938, 1940-1943

Mining district

District name Central San Benito

Ownership information

  • Type Operator
    Owner D. K. Bickmore
    First year 1970
  • Type Owner
    Owner F. Burell, Et Al.
    First year 1944

Production statistics

  • Year 1960
    Period To 1960
    Material HG
    Accuracy Estimate
    Description Cp_Grade: ^5-10 Lb/Ton
    Importance Item Commodity Group Amount recovered Grade Recovery percentage
    Major Mercury Mercury 3388g/mt

Comments on the production information

  • PRODUCED AT LEAST 10 FL IN 1970, 100 FL IN 1962, 1967, LESS THAN 100 FL IN 1959

Workings at the site

  • Type of workings Underground
    Length 573.02M
    Overall depth 42.67M
    Overall length 60.96M
    Overall width 15.24M

Comments on the workings information

  • STEEPLY TABULAR AND PIPE - LIKE BODIES

Comments on development

  • CAVED NO EQUIPMENT (APRIL 1951)

Reference information

Bibliographic references

  • Deposit

    HOLMES, 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA, USBM IC 8252

  • Deposit

    HOLMES, G. W., JR., 1965, MERCURY IN CALIFORNIA: IN USBM IC 8252.

  • Deposit

    INTFEN, S. K., AND DAVIS, F. F., 1972, DIRECTORY OF MINERAL PRODUCERS IN CALIFORNIA FOR 1970: CDMG PAMPHLET, 50 P.

  • Deposit

    LOGAN, C. A., ET. AL., 1951, MINES AND MINERAL RESOURCES OF FRESNO COUNTY, CALIFORNIA: CJMG V. 47 NO. 3.

  • Deposit

    5) BRADLEY, W. W., 1918, QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 78.

  • Deposit

    6) AUBURY, L. E., 1903, THE QUICKSILVER RESOURCES OF CALIFORNIA: CDMG BULL. 27.

  • Deposit

    7) MINERALS YEARBOOKS, 1959-1973, USBM

  • Production

    USBM DATA

General comments

Subject category Comment text
Deposit POSSIBILITIES FOR LATERAL OR DOWNWARD EXTENSION OF ORE BODIES ; INFO.SRC : BAILEY E H

Reporter information

Type Date Name Affiliation Comment
Reporter 01-DEC-1975 Gassaway, J. S. U.S. Geological Survey

Beyond USGS

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